RE: [RFC PATCH 2/9] KVM: x86: Add a kvm-only leaf for RRSBA_CTRL

From: Zhang, Chen
Date: Wed Dec 14 2022 - 22:00:03 EST




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> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/9] KVM: x86: Add a kvm-only leaf for RRSBA_CTRL
>
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 12:00:39AM +0800, Zhang Chen wrote:
> > KVM needs to check if guests can see RRSBA_CTRL. If a guest is using
> > retpoline and cannot see RRSBA_CTRL and the host enumerates RRSBA, KVM
> > is responsible for setting RRSBA_DIS_S for the guest.
> >
> > This allows VM migration from parts doesn't enumerates RRSBA to those
>
> perhaps s/parts doesn't enumerates/parts that do not enumerate/ reads
> better?

OK.

>
> > that enumerate RRSBA.
>
> and here maybe s/that enumerate RRSBA/do/ ?

Looks good to me. Thanks for your comments.
I will fix patch2/3 in the next version.

Thanks
Chen

>
> Thanks and BR,
> Ricardo